Looking for commercial code gone open source
Jonathon McKitrick
jcm at FreeBSD-uk.eu.org
Fri Aug 13 05:27:36 PDT 2004
On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 01:16:40PM +0100, Peter Risdon wrote:
: Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
: >Does anyone know where there are any web-accessible examples of large or
: >medium sized commercial software products that have been open sourced?
: >
: >I'd like to see some examples of code that were not written from the
: >beginning with the intention of being open source.
: >
: >jm
:
: I'm not sure how well this will meet your criteria, but Star Office
: began as a closed cource commercial product and, while under that name
: it remains commercial, Open Office is an open source version.
:
: However, I think the code base has changed significantly prior to it
: becoming open source.
I forgot all about that one.
I wonder if it is web accessible and browsable. I doubt it, but it would be
nice. Good example, though. I check it out.
jm
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